A diet that mimics fasting helps your body stay young


By AGENCY
Many people worldwide fast for religious reasons, but researchers have found that a fast-mimicking diet can actually help you stay biologically younger. — dpa

On Feb 14 (2024), some of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics started fasting or abstaining for Lent, the six-week period before Easter.

From next month (March 2024), Muslims will be obliged to fast from dawn until dusk each day during Ramadan, the four weeks leading up to Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

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